Mangere is one of the larger suburbs of Manukau City, one of the four cities that make up the conurbation of Auckland, New Zealand, in northern New Zealand. Manukau City is a city in the Greater Auckland region of New Zealand. ... A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...

The suburb is located on flat land at the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of the centre of Manukau city and 15 kilometres south of Auckland city centre. It is an important transportation node for the city, being on one of the two State Highways running south from Auckland (State Highway 20), and also being the location for Auckland International Airport, which lies close to the harbour's edge to the south of the suburb. It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... Manukau Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in New Zealand. ... The New Zealand State Highway network is a network of roads covering the North and South Islands. ... Auckland International Airport is the largest and busiest international airport of New Zealand. ...

Close to Mangere, at Otahuhu, the isthmus of Auckland reaches its narrowest point. For this reason, there is an obvious transportation bottleneck. In order to alleviate this problem, a major bridge, the Mangere Bridge was built to accommodate traffic south from the city, especially that traffic heading for the airport. Construction work on the bridge was cause of one of New Zealand's longest-running industrial disputes from 1978 until 1980. The bridge was finally completed in 1983, linking Mangere with the Auckland suburb of Onehunga to the north. Otahuhu is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. ... A bottleneck is literally the neck of a glass or pottery bottle. ... Completed in 1983, the Mangere Bridge is a harbour bridge on the Manukau Harbour in South West Auckland, New Zealand. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. ...

There are four major areas within Mangere; Mangere Bridge, Mangere Central, Mangere East and Favona

The suburb is named after Mangere Mountain, one of Auckland's largest volcanic cones. The title comes from the Maori words 'hau mangere' meaning lazy winds, after the shelter the mountain provides from the prevailing westerly wind. Te Puni, Māori Chief Māori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. ...

Mangere's most famous son is former Prime Minister of New Zealand David Lange, who was the Member of Parliament for Mangere from 1977 until 1996. The Prime Minister of New Zealand is the head of government of the national Government of New Zealand. ... The Right Honourable David Russell Lange (pronounced Long-ee), CH, ONZ (4 August 1942 Thames, New Zealand– 13 August 2005 Auckland, New Zealand), served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Mangere is represented in the New Zealand Parliament by the [[Member of Parliament]MP]] Taito Phillip Field of the [[New Zealand Labour Party] Labour Party]]. Field has represented Mangere since 1996. The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ... Taito Phillip Hans Field, a New Zealand politician, currently represents the Labour Party in the New Zealand Parliament. ...

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